>> i'm don harrison. i'll tell you how many of your men and women get to use it. >>> we'll start with the death of a quad pledgee jic back in february. they found the man dead in his home in ellicott city. as jeff hager tells us. the medical examiner has ruled it a homicide. >> the people coming and going from the victim's home in ellicott city don't have anything to say, but what happened to 51-year-old kevin a -- maloney found dead in february is the talk of the neighborhood. >> a s.w.a.t. team came in. it seemed to be a search and seize clurp kind of thing -- seizure kind of thing. >> reporter: police say a serious car accident took away maloney's use of his arms and legs a few years ago. test results show that someone gave him enough pain killers to take his life. >> the medical examiner ruled it was a homicide and caused by an overdose of oxycodone. this victim was cared for by various nurses and family members. they're still trying to determine who may have caused it. >> reporter: neighbors say the

very merry christmas for architects of the euro zone project i will explain but i want to get edward harrison into the conversation he's founder of the very well known website very valuable to us to hear a capital account the website is credit write downs and we're going to talk about all of this edward thanks so much for being in studio today it's good to have yes i see you again now of course despite the fact that these press releases i've seen coming out don't seem like there was anything earth shattering at this summit and it is an annual summit from what i've read from reports do you think there was a sense of this being an emergency summit due to the kind of you know the how large the magnitude of this euro zone crisis without a doubt i mean the u.s. wants to become involved in some way and what's happened over the weekend we got a flurry of activity i think basically what we saw is various parties try to throw something up to see if it sticks to the wall what the public reaction is and then based upon the we're going to narrow down the number of options to a limited number and the u.s.

a heights quickly transition down to 85 feet or so, quickly down to 40, 50 feet south of harrison street, with 85 feet immediately along the house and street. that is sort of the baseline we are working with. a high level objectives, making them more specific to this project. this is a synthesis of what we have heard, as well as our own assessment of the policy direction. one is to reinforce fourth street as a major housing corridor. that we should focus higher heights and the far northern and far seven sides of the planned area, which is where the greatest regional transit areas on market street has sort of book in it that area. and that we should sculpt the height, very important to the hills from the bay and back. we should be mindful of open spaces, preserving some light to the open spaces. there are not a lot of open spaces. south of market is basically it. in the north, we have existing open spaces. there are not many park spaces, but there are open spaces, community gardens on the alley south of folsom, school playgrounds which are important on harrison street. to the far west, th

did you know that don harrison was a jockey? >>> next up, more and more teenagers are getting the appropriate vaccinations but not enough. why experts say parents need it make sure the pediatricians are doing their job and they're getting all the vaccinations. >>> and do these wisdom teeth need to come out. why dentists are pulling them out before you realize they will be a problem. >> i still got them -- all four. well above average. that was your two-degree guarantee. todd, congratulations, you are our abc2 storm umbrella winner. our eye is on texas tonight. we'll talk about why that is right after this. @ @ >>> are you getting your teenager's vaccine shots. the vaccinations all rose between 2006 and 2009 as high as 56%ed you're do -- 56% and you're doing a pretty good job keeping up to date. >> parents should ask pediatricians if vaccines are required and the pediatrician should review the records to make sure they're offering them to children. >> if doctors and parents get on the same page it's possible seven out of 10 teens

stay away from it. >> but about halfway through our stay at indiana, josh harrison stepped right into the middle of trouble. during a shakedown of his dormitory, officers found a nine-inch knife hidden among his possessions. harrison said he was considering using it on another inmate, one who was convicted of killing his cousin. >> he's going to try to come with his little dumb story, you can believe that. oh, they was going to do something and he knows i'm not going to let no one do nothing to him, so that would be weak to me. in his heart he's got to prove that he's tough. he's probably like me. he feels a lot of pain, but he's covering it up by trying to show violence, that's all that is. >> when robert found out that josh had been caught with a knife, he wanted to talk to him before josh went into lockup. so, you know, we were filming, we were following robert up there and i'm expecting, you know, the nice father/son kind of chat. and robert just lit into him. >> you think it's funny, don't you? you're a straight idiot. what you go get the knife for, for real? why did you get it?

down to 40, 50 feet south of harrison street, with 85 feet immediately along the house and street. that is sort of the baseline we are working with. a high level objectives, making them more specific to this project. this is a synthesis of what we have heard, as well as our own assessment of the policy direction. one is to reinforce fourth street as a major housing corridor. that we should focus higher heights and the far northern and far seven sides of the planned area, which is where the greatest regional transit areas on market street has sort of book in it that area. and that we should sculpt the height, very important to the hills from the bay and back. we should be mindful of open spaces, preserving some light to the open spaces. there are not a lot of open spaces. south of market is basically it. in the north, we have existing open spaces. there are not many park spaces, but there are open spaces, community gardens on the alley south of folsom, school playgrounds which are important on harrison street. to the far west, there is the recreation center, but that as far west. i

as don harrison tells us, the reaction stirred emotions nationally. >> reporter: protecting their house is just what a sports programs at the university of maryland are doing. they're not alone. attention has been coming in from around the nation. on a youtube video entitled save the swimming and dyeing, over 30 different teams and organizations around the nation have shown their support. some of the teams are in direct competition with the swim teams. other national stars like michael florida s and former and current athletes have weighed in on the subject. former head coach of maryland's men and women's track team posted a comment on a facebook page dedicated to saving the track teams. at college parks popular sports bar and restaurant, r.j. bentley, memorabilia is on the wall. some people here are worried that some sports may not have a chance of that honor. >> even though football and basketball is more popular, it isn't fair to take away some money to the favorite sports. >> they are just as passionate about the sports they play. >> reporter: many students don't play these sports,

a heights quickly transition down to 85 feet or so, quickly down to 40, 50 feet south of harrison street, with 85 feet immediately along the house and street. that is sort of the baseline we are working with. a high level objectives, making them more specific to this project. this is a synthesis of what we have heard, as well as our own assessment of the policy direction. one is to reinforce fourth street as a major housing corridor. that we should focus higher heights and the far northern and far seven sides of the planned area, which is where the greatest regional transit areas on market street has sort of book in it that area. and that we should sculpt the height, very important to the hills from the bay and back.

charlene harrison. all right. when you are ready, make them dance. all right, doubled the -- double beat. this style of dance once again coming to us from the north. the ojibwa, lakota, dancing throughout indian countries. again, one of our most competitive styles of dance. ♪ alright, one more time, give it out -- up for our jingle time dancers. [applause] coming into the arena, our women's fancy shawl dancers. make your way into the arena. when you are ready, make them dance. all right, one more time. good singing, dancing. all right. [applause] how are we looking over there, robert? good? all right, calling out our double bustle fancy dancer, mr. edgar santiago. all right. [applause] edgar, are you tired from last night? all right. when you are ready. make them dance. ♪ all right. [applause] thank you, mr. edgar santiago. [applause] all right, calling all our dancers into the arena one more time. a round dance. dancers, come on out. how about another hand for our dancers, singers? all right. rocket, city hall. here we go. all right, when you ar

in annapolis, don harrison, abc2 news. >> replacing all the sidewalks within the city limits would cost about $22 million. >> let's take a look at tonight's top stories. a building scheduled for demolition is raising health and environmental con-- concerns. neighbors who live near the chemical plant want to notaries being of tearing it down. experts are add veesing neighbors to -- advising neighbors to seal their windows. >>> the university of california davis has placed its police chief on administrative leave after a video went viral showing an officer pepper spraying protesters. he sprayed them as they sat with their arms behind their backs. protesters from occupy sacramento plan to rally with the students. >>> we got drizzle, really light rain. some of the more steady showers west into carroll county and extending to the frederick area west of elderburg. visibility is reduced. drive with caution. rain totals about a tenth to a quarter of an inch. we should hover about 50. we'll talk about how your travel weather shapes up each day no thanksgiving. it's straight ahead. >> thanks a wi

don harrison was there. >> reporter: more than 500 educators from every corner of our state attended the conference. the speakers range from dross students. >> -- doctors to students. >> reporter: they work with a group called project change and tried to inform students and empower them to stop the abuse. >> it seems like nrs and power to step up to the bully. >> reporter: some students may not know how to help. >> they may want to step up to help somebody but they don't know how to do that in a way that will keep them safe. >> reporter: it's not just the kid's playground. it's gotten bigger. >> young people will say things on facebook or by text that they would never dream to saying to a person face to face. those constraints on that behavior are really taken away by that electronic format. katherine bradshaw is with johns hopkins university. she said the best thing someone being bullied can do is not keeping it a secret. >> kids aren't going to be able to resolve this on their own. >> do not confront the parent of that child who's doing the bullying because parents of bullies are o

you know what, we are part of a brotherhood and you made a sacrifice and we appreciate it. >>> john harrison, abc2news. >>> well, veteran's day ceremonies in baltimore focused on war memorial plaza where lieutenant governor anthony brown paid tribute to all vets and members of the service of the national guard still serving overseas. >> thank you to each and every one of you for your service to our great nation. i thank you, governor o'malley thanks you and may god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> as part of the ceremony, those in attendance had a moment of silence and a ringing of the bells to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11 month year. >>> and the first family honored veteran's day by placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington's national cemetery. it is a tradition and president obama will attend a first time veteran's day's event held on a aircraft carrier in san diego. >>> we have been asking to you send in pictures of our local veterans and we set up a special slide show and head to abc2news.com and check out the slide shows with dozens

of you guys for being on the show and clearing this up for both of us we will have more with edward harrison on that u.s. jobs report in just a minute. all right now time for the word of the day where i breakdown a financial term or concept for our very smart of your but perhaps not the financial expert in the crowd so edward you can stop listening right now today at word of the day unfortunately star as our deliverer is all tied up but lucky for you i found out ahead of time it is reaper and let me give you just one example of how it's being used in the news right now. we took two hundred billion from the top when you start to stabilize essentially devotional markets and we put these shadow banking systems are i'm sure you show me your. so they're talking about the repo market so let's talk about what are repo's and bring up the definition this is a form of short term borrowing for banks or for other financial institutions the party engaged in the repo sells securities together with an agreement to buy back those securities at a later date for a higher price in return for cash now and repur

. >> no, i was going to new york, last november going the new york, and i was going to interview harrison ford that weekend and i had talked to the studio, the movie russell crow was in i said i want to interview russell ford they said no, schedule is booked sorry can't get you in i am in a train russell crow tweets out to his followers oh, my gosh i am in the same hotel as harrison ford i have to get an autograph this is an a list celebrity freaking out about another a list celebrity >> i tweeted out and said russell i am heading to new york now to interview harrison ford too bad i couldn't get you, they said your schedule was booked i put a sad phase mote con. he said tell the studio i told you to ask one more time i called the studio 5:00 p.m., friday afternoon gladiator said hey, get this kid in my interview they said nope, next morning i am on deck to interview harrison ford, and they said, russell crow called the studio. >> he can't get me, tweets russell crow. >> the only reason i am sitting here now. >> i said ask them again. >> is you also got to meet hugh jackman. >> yes he is o

next morning, i'm on deck to interview harrison ford. kevin, russell crowe called the studio he wanted you added to his interview list. >> no contacts, can't get a gig. tweets me. >> i tweet russell crowe. the reason i'm sitting here right now. >> i said ask them again. >> so you also got to meet hugh jackman. this is a big moment for you. >> he is one of the few actors who actually stands up and shakes your hand when you walk into the interview. very nice, asks for your name. one of the questions i've always wanted to ask an actor how do you go from -- he is australian. how do you between the accents. >> i stole it from johnny depp. i johnny depp do an interview that said he has a sentence he will say it before the take and it contains every vowel. >> my brother sam. how many times do i ask sam whether or not his learning disorder was caused by a general itsic abnormality. a silly little thing. but that sentence contains everything. sometimes i can just say it in my head and that is like a trigger. >> unbelievable. >> that takes a lot o

thank you. >> this is maria harrison? >> i am here for health and environmental justice, representing the many members of bayview-hunters point. this body indicated that capt. would not be the alternative. but you are here with this notion -- and i really hate to do this by would like to draw your attention to the other areas, midway village in particular, and for every eight -- eight years, they have had to do this over and over. and they have the plastic and all of those wonderful things that we are hearing about. this is midway village of los geneva. this is very close but one thing i would really like for you to consider, in the pass years we have come before you and we have said that people first -- we are the constituents that you were put here to represent. when we say 87% of the voices in san francisco are against this, cleanest to the fullest extent with residential standards, and you allow them to remove a segment of cleaning and they refused to review this because of the money. money versus life is what you are

don harrison was on the bay with the natural resource and sciencist to find out why. >> reporter: it couldn't be a more beautiful day on the bay in november. below the water is a different story. >> what we found was all dead oysters. there wasn't a single survivor. >> reporter: oysters need salty water to survive. when the salt gets to low they die. the upperrer bay isn't as salty as the lower and it's impacted more by rain. we had a record setting wet spring which lowered the count greatly and then two big storms in august and september. >> which dumped a lot of water into the water shed which dropped the salt again again. we had a one two punch on the salt. >> reporter: last year oyster bars on the western side of the bay had a mortality rate of just 11%. the same beds had a death rate of 79% this year. it's not good news for those who cherish the bay. >> pretty depressing when you hear that death rattle as these boxes hit the table. >> reporter: it's not common. it's happened five times in the last century all the way back to 1909. the last was in 1993. >> it's fairly clean insid

thank you. >> this is maria harrison? >> i am here for health and environmental justice, representing the many members of bayview-hunters point. this body indicated that capt. would not be the alternative. but you are here with this notion -- and i really hate to do this by would like to draw your attention to the o

i'm don harrison. rida along with me in one of the quarter million dollar snow plows. >> possible tornados in, we will look at damage. >>> and black friday just around the corner and your safety should be priority number one. we work with tips to make sure you have a safe shopping holiday season. >>> we have already had an early jump with the winter. the highway administration is ready for this winter and armed with new weapons to fight whatever comes next. don harrison checks out some of the new toys. >> reporter: maryland has more than 17,000 miles of lanes for this and more than 2400 pieces of equipment to keep your roads clear this winter. drivers like richard brown have prepared to use everything he

open spaces, community gardens on the alley south of folsom, school playgrounds which are important on harrison street. to the far west, there is the recreation center, but that as far west. i mentioned to a potential open space. we want to realize this opportunity to create open space and make sure that it is active, but we also want to make sure that it can happen and financially we have the best public benefits to pay for this and make it happen. we will be balancing those objectives, particularly with the creation of new open space. in terms of historic resources, we've been starting to work with our team, looking at the survey that was completed recently. there are some areas near the existing south than district that are important to expand, to be taken more historic resources. we will be looking at adjustments to height there. also, the zoning and height to reflect the open spaces that are there. maybe if there was redevelopment, we would want to make sure those uses are supported and cared for parr. and important areas around the freeway. at the height limit immediately adjacent to high

this is an accident off the upper deck westbound 80 at fifth or harrison. no major injuries here. but it is getting off the bay bridge. there's construction and more to talk about in my next report. >>> developing news this morning out of oakland. men are refusing to work at two shipping terminals at the port of oakland. christie smith is live at the port where they will no go back to work until it's safe. what's the concern? >> reporter: the concern has to do with the refrigerated cargo container units. specifically ones serviced in march and april overseas. >>> the concern is very real. that they could explode when powered up. they shut down two terminals yesterday and at least one closure is expected to continue today. >>> the union president showed us a picture that blew up in brazil. he says these were serviced overseas and exploding when they are plugged in at times. as many as 8,000 units could be hazardous. they could be on the road, in the ship n the port. he explained the problem overseas. >> there were four that exploded. three people have died. one person was burned. >

thank you. >> this is maria harrison? >> i am here for health and environmental justice, representing the many members of bayview-hunters point. this body indicated that capt. would not be the alternative. but you are here with this notion -- and i really hate to do this by would like to draw your attention to the other areas, midway village in particular,

surface parking lots, 1-, two-story commercial buildings, generally largely underdeveloped south of harrison street. we kicked off this planning project in february. over the subsequent six months, through july, we went through a listening face. we met with groups. we wanted to hear what people had to save for their vision of the central corridor, the vision of the future, their ideas about growth and improvements. this conversation that we undertook was framed by the work that we had done leading up to it. last time we were here, we presented some findings related to growth, office development. again, some of the things i have highlighted. we published background report in may. that has been up and publicly available for some time, summarizing the ideas. we wanted to give people a significant number of strategies and opportunities for them to contribute and tell us what they think what we are in this early phase. first, stakeholder meetings. we tried to find every group that we could find that exists and has an interest in this area. everything from the western task force, the filipino amer

barbara harrison, past recipient of the humanitarian award. she's in good company. >> she's a heavy hitter when it comes to giving and giving and giving of herself. >> and just for barbara, we're going to have another beautiful day of sunshine today so she can sit back and relax and enjoy. and so can you. a complete check of the forecast [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. get the pantech breakout for $49.99, the free lg enlighten, or a free xperia play by sony ericsson. the smartphones are ready, the tablets are wrapped. now through monday only, get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. verizon. >>> well, the redskins played the s

stay away from it. >> but about halfway through our stay at indiana, josh harrison stepped right into the middle of trouble. during a shakedown of his dormitory, officers found a nine-inch knife hidden among his possessions. harrison said he was considering using it on another inmate, one who was convicted of killing his cousin. >> he's going to try to come with his little dumb story, you can believe that. oh, they was going to do something and he knows i'm not going to let no one do nothing to him, so that would be weak to me. in his heart he's got to prove that he's tough. he's probably like me. he feels a lot of pain, but he's covering it up by trying to show violence, that's all that is. >> when robert found out that josh had been caught with a knife, he wanted to talk to him before josh went into lockup. so, you know, we were filming, we were following robert up there and i'm expecting, you know, the nice father/son kind of chat. and robert just lit into him. >> you think it's funny, don't you? you're a straight idiot. what you go get the knife for, for real? why did you get it?

i'm don harrison. i'll tell you what it is and what they want to you do about it. >>> these days, renewal notices for magazine subscriptions start arriving in the mail as soon as you get your first copy. what you need to know so you don't waste your money. >>> one of the gop presidential contenders is getting protection from the u.s. secret service and why agents have been assigned to herman cain. >>> first, what looks like a new scam is sparking concern in anne arundel county. it's a letter that looks like it's from the fire department and alerts you a fire official is coming to inspect your home. don harrison explains what you should do if you get one of these letters in your mailbox. >> public information, chief cox. >> reporter: a letter mailed to county residents about fire inspections has raised concerns for county fire officials. >> our residents received a letter in the mail, and it was an old letter that is actually issued or was used at one time by our fire inspectors. however this letter is

at the harrison house 12-year- old seth has a cell phone and the first conversation was the one with his pants. >> we trust our children, we talk to them about what is right, what's appropriate, what's not appropriate to send. >> reporter: seth said even at his young age he has received message that made him uncomfortable. >> i don't like what they say sometimes like if they are about like drugs or sex then i just delete them. >> reporter: a father believes those words open the door to more trouble. he created an app. >> parents have a way of being told when a specific word or text is used. >> reporter: the father of two teens from his office he came up with the app. it is >> i found -- using inappropriate language in response to specific thick things. . >> reporter: there is no secret his kids know the app is active. it lets parents put in keywords that pertain to drugs sex or anything they want to track. if a text shows up with that word parents will see it. >> they won't see all of the texts, you don't have the time or interest, only the ones that violate the rules. l. >> reporter

i see barbara harrison. i'm just not sure what to do or if i should. i said why don't we, the freddie mac foundation, create an expo where people can come talk one on one with adoption professionals, with parents who have adopted, attend some workshops and see if it's right for them. it might move them one step closer to that decision. quite honestly, i'm pleased to say it's worked. >> families who have already adopted came out to share their experiences. like father and son. >> what would you like to say to kids who are waiting out there and haven't found a family yet? >> people have goodness in them. >> this is patty. she's 10. and this is audrey. she will be 12 next month. >> deb and her daughters also came to share. and they've been with us two and a half years. they came to us in april 2008 for foster care. >> and many were there to help with all kinds of questions. >> it can be a lot of work and we want to make sure we make it as easy as possible. we know a forever family is incredibly important to children. >> it's really a one-stop shop to reac

editor of the military times newspapers, david bettertoe of the center of international studies, todd harrison of the center for strategic and budgetary assesses. , and jim of the heritage foundation. gentlemen, welcome to the show. >> good to be but. >> let's start with you, rick. what does the failure of skymen and what happens between now and january 13? >> the failure isn't surprising but it does mean there's no easy answer and no non- political way out of this any time in the future. the -- we'll return to bickering now and it will be bickering in congress between now and the november elections, about who is to blame for the fact that you don't have a deal, and they'll be -- each of the parties will come up with some plan of their own that won't be able to be passed and we'll just talk and talk about somebody really needs to do something about the deficit, nobody will do anything. >> todd, what exactly is the sequestration process? what gets cut? how fast does it happen? what will -- >> bottom line is nothing hams on sequestration. doesn't go into a enforcement until january 2013. so we'v

hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. syracuse university. bernie fine is on administrative leave as authorities investigate claims of child molestation dating back to the 1980s. two former ball boys claim he touched them inappropriately. both of them are speaking out on spend. >> honestly, i don't remember if i thought that was what was supposed to happen. i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen. i was like what's going on? i just remember being disgusted in a sense. that's when everything, when he started trying to touch me, my private. >> i can't probably 15, 20 times. when you tell him -- first he just, had he first did it, you would move away and wouldn't say anything because you -- you know, you didn't feel like you were capable of saying anything. he's a god to you, you know. >> 2005 investigation by the university found in evi

and and bad him a christian the president president of the corporation for public broadcasting pat harrison is a public minded public spirited republican and i think she is really trying to fulfill. broadcasting's mission of greater diversity more service of. the public interest trying to protect the independence of public broadcasting her predecessor kind of thomas who was a right wing operative he was a logical kindred spirit of karl rove and i never will forget the day that one of the trustees of the corporation for public broadcasting called me. and said i just heard kenneth tomlinson who was then the chairman of the corporation for public broadcasting say i'm here to get rid of bill moyers that's that's not what pat harrison would do and i don't know or i just happen to have much of a track record and think she is doing a good job but tom this is an old story in the nikkei early nine hundred seventy s. president nixon and his and his his a propagandist pat buchanan tried to undermine public broadcasting to. to get me off the air try to get robert macneil off the air try to get sandy br

corporation for public broadcasting say i'm here to get rid of bill warriors that's that's not what pat harrison would we do and i don't know or i just happen to have watched her track record and think she is doing a good job but but but tom this is an old story in the ninety early nineteen seventies president nixon and his his his a propagandist pat buchanan tried to undermine public broadcasting tried to get me all thir tried to get. robin make me off the air tried to get sandy bit ochre off the air not because we were liberals but because we were reporting what they didn't want reported the alternative to the official white house mix only in view of reality robert doe who was then senator from kansas and senate minority leader tried in the late one nine hundred eighty s. to defund public broadcasting then along comes newt gingrich the late newt gingrich and night team ninety three and four trying to. fund public broadcasting and then you had george w. bush and kiss thomas and his henchmen at the corporation for public broadcasting trying to do the same first of all they don't believe in publi

downward spiral the markets also plummeted today so we look at more economic bad news with that word harrison and you know that almost one in four people to port of last year were the father or mother of a u.s. citizen that's right as you parts asians go up under the obama administration more children are being left behind and put into foster care but is the government actually choosing to rip families apart rather than bring them back together report give us a mansour is going to have all of that and more if you tonight couldn't get us of happy hour but first let's take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. all right so in between it's still obsessing over the herman cain saga the mainstream media has managed to make a little time for an economic story today i don't forget tonight there's going to be another republican presidential debate hosted by c.m. d.c. and the economy should be topic number one of course i'm sure that if you you know herman cain's a dirty pervert and a liar dig will be slipped in somewhere but anyway what was the brilliant economic news that they reported

downward spiral and markets also plummeted today so we to look at more economic bad news with edward harrison and then did you know that almost one in four people to port of last year were the father or mother of a u.s. citizen that's right as you point a sions go up under the obama administration more children are being left behind and put into foster care but is the government actually choosing to rip families apart rather than bring them back together and report give us a mansour is going to have all of that and more feet and i couldn't get us of happy hour but first let's take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. i so in between is still obsessing over the herman cain saga the mainstream media has managed to make a little time for an economic story today i don't forget tonight there's going to be another republican presidential debate hosted by c n.b.c. and the economy should be topic number one of course i'm sure that a few of you know herman cain's a dirty pervert and a liar dig will be slipped in somewhere but anyway what was the brilliant economic news they reported on

downward spiral and markets also honored today it's going to look at more economic bad news with edward harrison and then did you know that almost one in four people to port of last year with a father or mother of a u.s. citizen that's right is deportations go up under the obama administration more children are being left behind and put into foster care because the government actually choosing families apart rather than bringing back together report give us some answers we'll have all of that i'm worth it and i couldn't get us of happy hour but first let's take a look at the mainstream media has decided to miss. all right so in between it's still obsessing over the herman cain saga the mainstream media has managed to make a little time for an economic story today i don't forget tonight there's going to be another republican presidential debate hosted by c.n.n. b.c. and the economy should be topic number one of course i'm sure that if you know herman cain's a dirty pervert and a liar dig will be slipped in somewhere but anyway what was the brilliant economic news that they reported on today all a

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the whole foods store 27th and harrison streets just north of lake merit. the word strike as you see there was painted across the front wall and a window was smashed. >>> that store is cleaned up and opened tonight. but the effects of last week's vandalism and violence are being felt the day after and beyond. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar, just in the past 15 minutes now you put a new letter out to mayor quan and it comes from the chamber of commerce. >> it's fair to say that this letter is quiet scathing. here's part of it. hiding among campers and protesters, vandals commit acts of property destruction and violence that hurts us all. leadership is required. obviously another red flag for oakland. at the 817 cafe, business is down. >> in this economy it's hard enough to do business. >> reporter: this kind of worldwide spectacle doesn't help. >> i think that the media likes to play on people's fears of the area. >> reporter: those who say it's peaceful are aiding and abetting by not turning in those who are not. >> reporter: businessmen real estate devel

. >> reporter: in anne arundel, don harrison, abc2 news. >> we received a similar call for a parent in baltimore county. after speaking with county police they told us the same therng-- thing. if a registered offender is no longer on parole they are not barred. >>> some scary moments on towson university campus after an emergency text alerted student there is was a gunman on the loose. it turned out to be a toy gun. it was an acting student walking across campus. the student was working on an independent project. the student was found in the center for the arts building. in charges have been filed. >>> 30-year-old damion deme trick is charged with armed robbery and theft. is is accused of robbing am liquor world and the tobacco shop on ebenezer road. the suspect is being held at the baltimore county detention center. the second suspect, scott huntermark is charged with attempted armed robbery. >>> today classes were interrupted at baltimore freedom academy after a hads as -- hazmat situation on east lombard street. students said glass container on the floomplet students -- floor. stude

you are looking at live pictures and this park is located on harrison and grand. i just talked to them about whether they will be able to sleep there and he said yes for now but he predicted they will be moved in the near future but the policies at frank ogawa plaza will be allowed to speak as it is encouraged. >> they will make sure they are able to get their views out. >> we need our space back, we should be allowed to reassemble and they are not doing anything wrong. >> reporter: a huge rally was held not only to take part in the one day student strike but as one occupy also put it, the val rally shows they are still going forward. they tried to talk to oakland police officials about what to do about the campers at the park. reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:48 for more alleged victims for defensive coordinator jerry sandusky are coming forward as jerry sandusky says he is innocent. new york times reports ten more people are now telling investigators about their contact with jerry sandusky. he is already charged with molesting eight

barbara harrison news 4 for wednesday's child. >> that's a big lesson there. >> yeah. they are good people. >> there are many other children in our area hoping to find a permanent home like cameron did. to find out more, call 888-to-adopt-me. they look like a happy family there. >> yes, they do. >>> there's much more to come on news 4 at 5:00, a pickpocket caught red handed. >>> that pitch comes thanks to transit police, metro riders and the victims. that story is coming up. >>> plus, the world's largest shoe store. hi. welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your perfect car is easy at carmax because we carry only the highest quality used vehicles. and at carmax dot com, you can choose from nearly 30 thousand cars with most available for transfer to the store nearest you. so come find the one for you today... at carmax. busy day! yes it is! week eight in the !i nbcew >>> today's fandemonium prize, $10 gift card to starbucks. go to nbc washington facebook page and c

barbara harrison has been there 25 years to help us out. she takes us along this year to a special morning at the court. ♪ >> welcome to the 25th annual adoption day. >> reporter: welcomes from the judges of the family court and others who deal with adoptions. >> i'm honored to be here on behalf of the freddie mac foundation. >> reporter: lots of family friendly entertainment. >> it's what the judge envisioned when he held the day 25 years ago. he heard california was doing it. he called a judge there to tell me how it works. >> she said it is a fun, happy, festive, wonderful day. indeed, they have clowns and jugglers in the court. well, having served in the criminal division of the court for five of my 13 years at that time, i was well aware we had enough clowns and jugglers here on a full-time basis. >> reporter: then it was time to meet the children and their new families. once again, i had the honor of introducing them and presenting them to the judges to sign for adoption. are you excited about today? >> yeah. >> why? >> because it's

barbara harrison was there. why so many who have children are interested in adopting. she caught up with one father arriving at the event with a baby in tow. >> hi. what brings you here today? >> talk to her. >> a new perspective parent. they are already parents but new perspective adoptive parents. >> reporter: parents and perspective parents came out to share. they have a biological child but considering adoption as well. >> how to get started. >> very often i'm in the community and talk about wednesday's child. people think i have seen it and i want to adopt but not sure what to do. why don't we create an expo where people can come and talk one-on-one with parents who adopted, attend workshops, learn about adoption and see if it's right for them. it might bring them a step closer to the decision. quite honestly, it's worked. >> reporter: families who already adopted came out to share their experiences like father and son donte. >> reporter: what would you like to say to kids waiting out there? >> keep their hopes up. you'll get there some day. >> this is penny wo is

welcome to "news4 midday," i am barbara harrison. it's thursday, november 17th, 2011. >>> hundreds of protesters are calling it a day of action, and they are trying to keep their movement alive. and nbc news' michelle fransen is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. take a look at behind me. this was the base camp for two months ago today. they are rallying here at the base camp, without the tents and the sleeping bags at this hour, and it follows an early-morning rally march to wall street this morning, where tensions grew between the protesters and riot police. many protesters sitting down in the middle of the street, and police moving in to make dozens of arrests to remove the protesters of the streets as they try to disrupt the morning commute near the new york stock exchange. it's the first rally of many marches throughout the city today, as protesters are determined to make sure their message and their movement is reenergized following two days ago when the nypd moved in to clear the camp here. this is the bir

james harrison has missed the last two games and tweeted this week that he was unavailable to face the ravens on sunday. today, the injury report has him as "probable." taking numbers for bonn, but he did not practice wednesday or thursday and i am sure he will play sunday. joe flacco, despite taking a beating, is not on the injury report. that is worth a smile. a catalyst on this line and he practiced this week. john harbaugh hardly sounds positive about his availability sunday for the steelers. >> it has not been able practice. it is positive that he has been able to practice this week more than in the past. he has not been out here pulsebeat yet. i'm hopeful. it is better than it has been, but we will just have to see. >> that brings us to tonight's ravens text questions. do you think joe flacco has what it takes to beat the steelers in pittsburgh? text yes or no to 88509 and standard messaging rates apply. it is a split decision. 52% have concerns with his ability to get the job done this sunday in pittsburgh. elsewhere in the afc north, the cleveland browns continue to create head

you know what, we are part of a brotherhood and you made a sacrifice and we appreciate it. >>> john harrison, abc2news. >>> well, veteran's day ceremonies in baltimore focused on war memorial plaza where lieutenant governor anthony brown paid tribute to all vets and members of the service of the national guard still serving overseas. >> thank you to each and every one of you for your service to our great nation. i thank you, governor o'malley thanks you and may god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> as part of the ceremony, those in attendance had a moment of silence and a ringing of the bells to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11 month year. >>> and the first family honored veteran's day by placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington's national cemetery. it is a tradition and president obama will attend a first time veteran's day's event held on a aircraft carrier in san diego. >>> we have been asking to you send in pictures of our local veterans and we set up a special slide show and head to abc2news.com and check out the slide shows with dozens